British Fighting Championships
Following on from many discussions during 2008, an alliance of MMA promoters have come together to help the growth of the sport in the UK and to assist home grown talent to the international stage by creating a unified set of British Belts.
Titled the BFC - British Fighting Championship - the aim of this joint venture is to include established and new promotions across the UK regions to grow their fighter talent in a free and unrestricted market and for all to benefit from the media exposure that one group brand will be able to provide.
Founders of the group include; FX3, Ultimate Force, Ultimate Warrior Challenge, AMMA & Cage Warriors who between them will provide the UK MMA scene with 12 BFC shows in 2009 including an end of year Night of Champions when the 2009 season contenders for the British belts go head to head. The belts will cover 7 male and 2 female categories to be as inclusive as possible and will be worth up to £250,000 in total tournament purses.
A further 6-8 shows are also in the planning to cover Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, London, North East & North West. Currently additional promotions and areas are also being considered and those wanting to bring a BFC shows to their home town are welcome to get in touch.
All BFC shows will be filmed for TV and will be aired fortnightly alongside weekly news & views programming plus interviews with the fighters and fans at the events. Additionally, the BFC will broadcast regular 'Best of British' programmes featuring over 100 fights from the group archives, showcasing fights and fighters and recreating in the gym the techniques that won or lost those fights. The BFC will concentrate on pro fights within the 2009 season tournament alongside International SuperFights and UK matches plus will extend this to the amateur scene with a regular round up of shows, fights and up and coming talent to the pro circuit.
Sponsorship for the season is currently being finalised and will include 1-2 key brands alongside a number of Official Product Suppliers to the BFC. Broadcasting will be free to view on Sky & Digital plus 'watch again' online viewing here at cagewarriors.com and a new site dedicated to the BFC. Scheduling will be released in Feb.
Fighters wanting to take part in the UK's first ever National MMA Tournament or fight at a BFC event should contact anyone at the promotions above or register their interest below - Pro & Amateur are welcome to register. Please note that the BFC will not require fighters to exclusively contract to the BFC.
Register your interest here by completing the quick submission form.
